English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

The Wetreins, Wetreins Fm, Wetreins Gorse, Wetreins Green & Wetreins Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Tilston

Historical Forms

  • the Wethernes 1558–1603 Surv
  • Wetreams Green 1767 ChRR
  • Wetreans Green 1831 Bry
  • Wetrains Green 1842 OS

Etymology

, the Wethernes 1558–1603Surv ,Wetreams Green 1767 ChRR, Wetreans Green 1831 Bry, Wetrains Green 1842 OS , ' the wet boundary - selions , v. wēt , rein , gorst , grēne 2 , lane .